{"product_id":"10-print-chr2055rnd1-goto-10-nick-montfort-9780262526746","title":"10 Print Chr$(205.5+rnd(1)); Goto 10","description":"\u003cb\u003eA single line of code offers a way to understand the cultural context of computing.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book takes a single line of code--the extremely concise BASIC program for the Commodore 64 inscribed in the title--and uses it as a lens through which to consider the phenomenon of creative computing and the way computer programs exist in culture. The authors of this collaboratively written book treat code not as merely functional but as a text--in the case of \u003ci\u003e10 PRINT\u003c\/i\u003e, a text that appeared in many different printed sources--that yields a story about its making, its purpose, its assumptions, and more. They consider randomness and regularity in computing and art, the maze in culture, the popular BASIC programming language, and the highly influential Commodore 64 computer. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Nick Montfort,Patsy Baudoin,John Bell\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0262526743\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780262526746\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e MIT Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/29\/2014\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 328\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.28lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.02h x 5.72w x 0.67d","brand":"Nick Montfort","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47452506423551,"sku":"9780262526746","price":35.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_28583f75-23ed-4b1f-a195-3beaad56d8e5.jpg?v=1761928830","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/10-print-chr2055rnd1-goto-10-nick-montfort-9780262526746","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}